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#EBDFE2 — Pale Dusty Red

#EBDFE2 is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #EBDFE2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EBDFE2 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E0EBE8; it also sits naturally between #EBE0E8 and #EBE3E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBDFE2 · RGB 235, 223, 226

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Color values

HEX#EBDFE2
RGB235, 223, 226
HSL345°, 23%, 90%
HSV345°, 5%, 92%
CMYK0%, 5%, 4%, 8%
XYZ74.38, 75.93, 82.69
Yxy75.93, 0.3192, 0.3259
CIE-Lab89.83, 4.61, -0.01
Hunter Lab87.14, 4.60, -0.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 87% · Blue 89%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 4% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EBDFE2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBDFE2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBDFE2

.text { color: #EBDFE2; }
.background { background-color: #EBDFE2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDFE2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 223, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(345, 23%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDFE2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 223, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDFE2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 223, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDFE2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDFE2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDFE2

#DAC3C9#CAAAB2#B88E99#A97582#935C6A#774B56#5E3B44#42292F#291A1D#0D0809

Tints of #EBDFE2

#EDE3E5#EDE3E5#EFE6E8#EFE6E8#F1E9EB#F3ECEE#F3ECEE#F5EFF1#F5EFF1#F7F2F4

Tones of #EBDFE2

#EBE0E3#EAE1E3#E9E2E4#E8E3E4#E7E4E5#E6E5E5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0EBE8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.19:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBDFE2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDFE2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBDFE2: ·

How #EBDFE2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E6E6E1Deuteranopia · #E7E7E1Tritanopia · #EAE1E1

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBDFE2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eddfe0
#EDDFE0 · #F5F5F7 · #B7B7B7 · #705C53
Palette Fcd1d1
#FCD1D1 · #ECE2E1 · #D3E0DC · #AEE1E1
Palette 2a3356
#2A3356 · #F35B25 · #FDFCFC · #E8E2E2
Palette E9e3df
#E9E3DF · #FF7A30 · #465C88 · #000000
Palette Ede4e0
#EDE4E0 · #C8DBBE · #9F8772 · #665A48
Palette 2b2a4c
#2B2A4C · #B31312 · #EA906C · #EEE2DE

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#EDDFE0#ECE2E1#E8E2E2#E9E3DF#EDE4E0#EEE2DE#EDD9E0#F1E2E2#E9E4E6#EFE4E4#E4E0E1#EAE4DD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBDFE1  ·  #EBDFE3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDFE2?

#EBDFE2 is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 235, 223, 226). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDFE2?

#EBDFE2 is RGB 235, 223, 226 — HSL 345°, 23%, 90% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 4%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDFE2?

Its complement is #E0EBE8; analogous partners are #EBE0E8 and #EBE3E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDFE2 for text?

Black text on #EBDFE2 has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.